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Don't Let the Temple of Bel Die
Don’t Let the Temple of Bel Die
I don’t often comment on politics or current events, but I feel compelled to write about the senseless and sickening destruction of one of Syria’s greatest treasures, the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which was a UNESCO world heritage site.
I am deeply saddened and troubled by this ATTEMPT to revise history by one of the most destructive terrorist organizations in recent memory. There are things…
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Conjecture or Fact? The Two Faces of Alexander the Great
Conjecture or Fact? Two Faces of Alexander the Great
The recent headline, “Mosaic of Alexander the Great Meeting a Jewish priest,” recently caught my attention. I have been to Greece twice, once on an archaeological excavation, and I teach 9th grade World History. This is just the kind of headline to get my students excited about ancient Greece. It reminds me of the excitement surrounding the discovery of a second Mona Lisa back in 2012. Is this…
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Saturday at Salubria
The name Salubria, comes from the Latin word for healthful, “salubrious.” When you step in the mansion and feel the cool spring breeze blowing through the slightly offset north and south entrances, you can feel why the mansion earned its name. Have you ever wondered why old doorways are so small? I had always assumed that people were much shorter in the past and thus the shorter door frames.…
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Sperryville & Sister Caroline
Sperryville's Sister Caroline
The neatest bits of history can turn up just around the corner. Most of my musings have focused on grand historic sites around the world, but as I explore my new surroundings I can see that I don’t need to travel 2,000 miles to see something cool.
I haven’t had much time to comment on history lately because I’ve been too busy teaching history. Last August I decided to give up my cushy analyst’s…
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7 Strange Artifacts from Malta
7 Strange Artifacts from Malta
We know many things about history, but what we don’t know outweighs what we think we know. Throughout my travels, I have come not only to embrace, but to seek out history’s mysteries. If your eyes and your mind are open you can find mysteries whenever and wherever you travel. Malta is one of those places where the mysteries are too numerous to count, and the culture is too rich to understand in…
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Meet the Grey Sisters of Montreal
Meet the Grey Sisters of Montreal
In 1737, Saint Marguerite d’ Youville and three of her companions made a secret consecration to the task of helping anyone in need. Thus the Grey Sisters (sometimes called nuns) of Montreal were born. Their mission is one of love, respect, and compassion. Why you may ask, are they called the “Grey Sisters?” The first thought is to the grey clothing, or habit, that they wore. Of course that seems…
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Happy Summer Solstice
Although this photograph was taken in January, when I hear the words “summer solstice” it reminds me of Stonehenge. Although we are scientifically celebrating the tilt of the Earth’s semi-axis, the summer solstice is so much more than that. From the Latin sol sistere (the sun stands still), the summer solstice has been celebrated for thousands of years for countless reasons. For Eastern Orthodox…
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Brick Ghosts
I really dig historic architecture, and recently I’ve started noticing these old brick buildings that have been built over multiple times. The first of these buildings that I noticed was in Mainz, Germany a few months ago. Just the other day I was wandering around Boston’s Chinatown looking for dinner and what did I find around the corner? Another building that used to be something else. Has…
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Trier: The Rome of the North
Trier: The Rome of the North
After so many years of travel, it is difficult to choose one single place as a favorite, but there is one place stands out in my mind more than the others. Trier, Germany’s oldest city, and nicknamed, “the Rome of the North,” calls me back again and again. Every visit to Trier is like the first visit. If you wander around long enough you’ll find something new every time. Trier is situated along…
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Valetta, Malta: The Most Proud City
Valetta, Malta: The Most Proud City
Even though I’ve only been back from Malta for about three months, there’s no place that I miss more than this superbissima,or most proud city. My favorite place on this beautiful earth used to be Greece. Greece was bumped to the status of second place favorite after I landed in Valetta, Malta one day last January. This sunny city has more history and culture packed into in one place than…
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Nine Men's Morris, Everywhere
Nine Men’s Morris, Everywhere
Nine Men’s Morris really is everywhere. When I first noticed the scratches on the side of Charlemagne’s throne back in 2008, I had no idea what they were. I did a little bit of research, and I found out that the stone in Charlemagne’s throne probably came from the floor of a church in the Middle East. Apparently, nearly 2000 years ago bored Roman soldiers scratched a game into the floor called…
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A Severed Hand, A Hidden Tunnel, and Salisbury's Oldest Pub
A Severed Hand, A Hidden Tunnel, and Salisbury’s Oldest Pub
The Oldest Pub in England? Probably not, but the Haunch of Venison is definitely the oldest in Salisbury, and the most unique pub that I have ever visited. From the ‘ladies box” up front with its own door; to the pewter bar and severed hand on display, this place certainly has character and history. When I visited, it was practically empty, and I had the bartender’s undivided attention.…
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Curse Scrolls, Mystery Cults, and the Secret Roman History of Mainz
Curse Scrolls, Mystery Cults, and the Secret Roman History of Mainz
I’ve neglected my blog for a little while pursue my licensure to teach middle and high school history. When I first started Jaunting Jen, I thought I wanted to travel full time, but after two months in Europe and Malta, it’s clear to me that it’s better to maintain a base to travel from for a few months at a time. Even though I always talk about the benefits of traveling during the off season and…
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Charlemagne's Bones and Aachen Cathedral
In light of the recently released news that “Charlemagne’s Bones are Probably Real” I thought this…
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Why Another Travel Blog?
It’s almost February, and I’ve been away from home for almost two months. During that time I’ve…
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Four Gold Hats: A Bronze Age Mystery
After viewing thousands of artifacts in multiple museums, sometimes it can be tempting to just…
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Jaunting Jen's 2013 Retrospetive
2013 is in the rearview mirror and we have arrived at 2014. Last year, like all years, was filled…
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